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2017 Map of West Mountain

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of West Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

West Mountain dominates this portion of the Utah County landscape, rising sharply between the southern reaches of Utah Lake and the agricultural lands to the east. The terrain transitions from the marshy lowlands of White Lake and the Benjamin Slough into the defined ridges of Long Ridge and the shadowed recesses of Long Canyon and Dry Hollow. These natural features have historically dictated the placement of settlements and the layout of the grid system for local roads.

The human geography is anchored by rural communities such as Genola, Lake Shore, and Benjamin, which are connected by a network of local routes like Lincoln Beach Rd. Water management is evident through features like Tanner Reservoir and the drainage of Beer Cr and Spring Cr. To the south, the passage at Goshen Gap provides a gateway into the Goshen Valley, while the residential growth of Santaquin and Spring Lake borders the southeastern foothills.